Lt. Col.
Floyd
Jefferson
Carter
Born in York, Virginia, United States
Son of Thomas Jefferson Carter
and Mildred (Segar) Carter
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 95
in New York, United States
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Biography
Floyd Carter is Notable.
Tuskegee Airman and Congressional Gold Medal recipient in 2007, he served in the military during World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
Floyd Jefferson Carter was born 2 November 1922 in York, Virginia.[1][2] He was the son of Thomas Jefferson Carter and Mildred Segar.
Lt. Col Floyd Jefferson Carter, age 95, died 8 March 2018 in New York and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[3][4]
Sources
- ↑ "Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920", Floid Jefferson Carter born on 2 Nov 1922 in York, Virginia, USA. Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015, Ancestry Record 9277 #539974 (accessed 12 November 2022).
- ↑ "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947", National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 125, Ancestry Sharing Link and Ancestry Record 2238 #10307220 (accessed 12 November 2022).
Name: Floyd Jefferson Carter; Race: Black; Age: 19; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 2 Nov 1922; Birth Place: Lackey, Virginia, USA; Residence Place: Oak Leaf Park, Norfolk, Virginia, USA; Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942; Registration Place: Oak Leaf Park, Norfolk, Virginia, USA; Employer: Norfolk Navy Yard; Height: 5 10; Weight: 174; Complexion: Light Brown; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Mildred Carter.
- ↑ Floyd Carter, obituary, Citizens' Voice, 13 March 2018, Tuesday, Page A13. Newspaper clipping (accessed 12 November 2022).
- ↑ *Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 September 2020), memorial page for Floyd Jefferson Carter Sr. (2 Nov 1922–8 Mar 2018), Find A Grave: Memorial #187948167, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by A Horan (contributor 47237309). Tombstone photo attached.
See also:
- Floyd J. Carter, A Tuskegee Airman And NYPD Detective, Dies At 95. (article accessed 12 November 2022).
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